The following questionnaire will help you evaluate a potential investment in a mutual fund. Suggested sources of information are: Morningstar, or Standard & Poors net advantage.
A: Fund Characteristics
1. The value of the assets of this fund is
2. The fund’s Morningstar rating or Standard & Poors’ rating is:
3. The minimum investment in this fund is:
B: Costs
6. There is a (front-end load, back-end load) charge and it is _____%
7. The annual management fee is _____%
8. The 12b-l fee is _____%
9. The fund’s expense ratio is _____%
10. Discuss how the above expenses compare with funds that have the same objectives.
C: Diversification
11. List the fund’s investment objective
12. List the types of securities the fund’s portfolio includes (stocks, bonds, T-bills), etc. Be sure to list the asset allocations.
13. List the fund’s top ten holdings and what is their total weight.
D: Fund Performance
14. The fund manager has been with the fund since: ___________________
15. Rate the fund’s performance over the past 12 months, 3-years, 5-years, and 10-years.
16. How does the fund compare with the market (use benchmark given and be sure to identify the benchmark)?
17. How does the fund compare with its peers?
E: Conclusion
18. Would an investment in this fund help you achieve your investment goals?
Explain your answer.
Note: The mutual fund evaluation form was adapted from the textbook Personal Finance, by Kapoor, Dalaby and Hughes, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill
Mutual Fund Evaluation_
The following question
naire
will help you evaluate a potential investment in a mutual fund.
Suggested sources of information are: Morningstar, or Standard & Poors net advantage.
A: Fund Characteristics
1. The value of the assets of this fund is
2. The fund’s Mornin
gstar rating or Standard & Poors’ rating is:
3. The minimum investment in this fund is:
B: Costs
6. There is a (front
-
end load, back
-
end load) charge and it is _____%
7. The annual management fee is _____%
8.
The 12b
-
l fee is _____%
9. The fund’s expense ratio is _____%
10. Discuss how the above expenses compare with funds that have the same objectives.
C: Diversification
11. List the fund’s investment objective
12.
List the types of securities the fund’s portfolio include
s (stocks, bonds, T
-
bills), etc.
Be sure to list the asset allocations.
13.
List the fund’s top ten holdings and what is their total weight.
D: Fund
Performance
14. The fund manager has been with the fund since: ___________________
15. Rate the fund’s performance over the past 12 months, 3
-
years, 5
-
years, and 10
-
years.
16. How does the fund compare with the market (use benchmark give
n and be sure to
identify the benchmark)?
17. How does the fund compare with its peers?
E: Conclusion
18. Would an investment in this fund help you achieve your investment goals?
Explain your answer.
Mutual Fund Evaluation_
The following questionnaire will help you evaluate a potential investment in a mutual fund.
Suggested sources of information are: Morningstar, or Standard & Poors net advantage.
A: Fund Characteristics
1. The value of the assets of this fund is
2. The fund’s Morningstar rating or Standard & Poors’ rating is:
3. The minimum investment in this fund is:
B: Costs
6. There is a (front-end load, back-end load) charge and it is _____%
7. The annual management fee is _____%
8. The 12b-l fee is _____%
9. The fund’s expense ratio is _____%
10. Discuss how the above expenses compare with funds that have the same objectives.
C: Diversification
11. List the fund’s investment objective
12. List the types of securities the fund’s portfolio includes (stocks, bonds, T-bills), etc.
Be sure to list the asset allocations.
13. List the fund’s top ten holdings and what is their total weight.
D: Fund Performance
14. The fund manager has been with the fund since: ___________________
15. Rate the fund’s performance over the past 12 months, 3-years, 5-years, and 10-years.
16. How does the fund compare with the market (use benchmark given and be sure to
identify the benchmark)?
17. How does the fund compare with its peers?
E: Conclusion
18. Would an investment in this fund help you achieve your investment goals?
Explain your answer.
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